Suppliers will be able to start their applications for G-Cloud 9 (G9) in March. To help suppliers prepare their answers before applications open, we’re sharing the draft service questions and categories.
Please note that there may be some changes to the questions and categories when G9 opens for applications. We will tell you if there are any changes.
The questions
As we mentioned in our blog post about what's planned for G-Cloud 9, the 3 lots for G-Cloud 9 will be:
- cloud hosting
- cloud software
- cloud support
Each lot will have its own service questions.
Download the draft questions on cloud hosting, draft questions on cloud software and draft questions on cloud support.
The question files were updated on 17 February at 3pm with some missing questions.
Categories
We shared a survey with buyers and suppliers to test the set of categories that we’ve created for G9. Some users told us they’d like to look at the categories in more detail, so we’re sharing them in a flexible format that you can use for reviewing.
Download the G-Cloud 9 draft categories.
Share your feedback
We would appreciate your feedback. If you’d like to share your comments on the draft questions and categories, we’ve created a comments column in the files we’re sharing. Please send the document with your comments to enquiries@digitalmarketplace.service.gov.uk.
We cannot comment on individual supplier queries, and we’ll be collecting feedback until 22 February 2017.
10 comments
Comment by Warren posted on
Is it possible to select more than one category per service within a Lot?
Comment by Gemma Phelan posted on
As applications for G-Cloud 9 are open, we can only communicate with suppliers through the clarification process. You can ask clarification questions until 5pm BST, 28 March 2017 on the G-Cloud 9 updates page in your Digital Marketplace account:
https://www.digitalmarketplace.service.gov.uk/suppliers/frameworks/g-cloud-9/updates
Comment by Carlos Cebrian posted on
Could you, please, advance the distinction between Cloud Hosting and Cloud Software?
Can I suppose Cloud Hosting = IaaS, and Cloud Software = SaaS?
Comment by Gemma Phelan posted on
As applications for G-Cloud 9 are open, we can only communicate with suppliers through the clarification process. You can ask clarification questions until 5pm BST, 28 March 2017 on the G-Cloud 9 updates page in your Digital Marketplace account:
https://www.digitalmarketplace.service.gov.uk/suppliers/frameworks/g-cloud-9/updates
Comment by Steve Baines posted on
When will the G Cloud 9 applications be opened?
Comment by Gemma Phelan posted on
Hi Steve, G-Cloud 9 is now open for applications https://www.digitalmarketplace.service.gov.uk/
Comment by Ros Myers posted on
Have there been any changes to the draft questions above that were last updated on 17 February?
Comment by Lucy Denton posted on
Yes, some of the draft questions were changed. You can find CSV files of all the questions on the G-Cloud 9 updates page in your Digital Marketplace account: https://www.digitalmarketplace.service.gov.uk/suppliers/frameworks/g-cloud-9/updates
Comment by Ross Sampson posted on
Do I have to add all of our services again as they are the same as from G Cloud 8? But it seems I have to fill everything in again - is that correct?
Comment by Gemma Phelan posted on
As applications for G-Cloud 9 are open, we can only communicate with suppliers through the clarification process. You can ask clarification questions until 5pm BST, 28 March 2017 on the G-Cloud 9 updates page in your Digital Marketplace account:
https://www.digitalmarketplace.service.gov.uk/suppliers/frameworks/g-cloud-9/updates